Raffles Boston

Raffles Boston brings the famous Singapore hotel’s butler service to Back Bay, with butlers on call around the clock. It holds Two Michelin Keys and a AAA Five Diamond rating, and it sits right next to Back Bay Station.

You don’t need a room to enjoy it. Long Bar & Terrace takes after the Long Bar at Raffles Singapore, where the Singapore Sling was born, and serves afternoon tea Thursday through Sunday. Blind Duck is the hotel’s speakeasy, with live jazz on Thursday nights. La Padrona is James Beard Award winner Jody Adams’ Italian restaurant, and Café Pastel covers coffee, pastries and juices.

Staying over gets you the 20-meter indoor lap pool at the fourth-floor Guerlain Spa.